According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning ‘first fruits.’ First ...

A Holiday Message for Our Community This week we celebrate several holidays with religious and cultural significance for ...

The local jail has been renamed for Sheriff Mike Kile. Kile was quite moved during a public ceremony where he was recognized ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are descending on Pasadena for the 136th annual Rose Parade. Jacqueline Sarkissian repor KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 31, 2024. Details: ...

The Interfaith Ministries of Lorain County hosted a Kwanzaa workshop that focused on Nia, one of the seven principles of the ...

Through art and music, Nikki Williams brings Kuumba to life by transforming communities with creativity and purpose.

Monday marked the holiday’s principle of ‘nia,’ or purpose, and dozens of people gathered in Rohnert Park to take its message ...

The family of Robert Brooks spoke publicly for the first time since his death in the aftermath of a brutal beating at Marcy Correctional Facility earlier this month. Loved ones and activists demanding ...

The Kwanzaa holiday was celebrated with music and dance, poetry readings and fresh food on Saturday, December 28. The ...

OSF Saint Anthony in Rockford and KSB Hospital in Dixon are now recommending patients, visitors and employees to wear masks in response to an increase in respiratory illness in the state.

Western Michigan University and Michigan State University played in the Great Lakes Invitational in Grand Rapids. (Dec. 30, ...

TRAVEL FORECASTRain and snow will move across the Ohio valley into the Northeast heading into New Year's Eve. Passing showers ...